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The Lost Years: Radical Islam, Intifada, and Wars in the Middle East, 2001-2006
The Lost Years: Radical Islam, Intifada, and Wars in the Middle East, 2001-2006
by Charles Enderlin
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"Enderlin meticulously chronicles the political and diplomatic impasses...revealing the history of this former film noir through interviews with the men who were its lead actors." —Le Monde From Ariel Sharon's ascent to power in... (read more)

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We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land: A Plan That Will Work
We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land: A Plan That Will Work
by Jimmy Carter
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In this urgent, balanced, and passionate book, Nobel Peace Laureate and former President Jimmy Carter argues that the present moment is a unique time for achieving peace in the Middle East — and he offers a bold and comprehensive plan to do just... (read more)

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Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq's Green Zone
Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq's Green Zone
by Rajiv Chandrasekaran
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An unprecedented account of life in Baghdad's Green Zone, a walled-off enclave of towering plants, posh villas, and sparkling swimming pools that was the headquarters for the American occupation of Iraq. The Washington Post's former Baghdad bureau... (read more)

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Unintended Consequences: How War in Iraq Strengthened America's Enemies
Unintended Consequences: How War in Iraq Strengthened America's Enemies
by Peter W Galbraith
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Called by New York Times columnist David Brooks the "smartest and most devastating" critic of President George W. Bush's Iraq policies, Peter Galbraith was the earliest expert to describe Iraq's breakup into religious and ethnic entities, a reality now... (read more)

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Revenge: A Story of Hope
Revenge: A Story of Hope
by Laura Blumenfeld
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"Revenge helps answer the question, who are you? You are what you're willing to avenge," Laura Blumenfeld explained to Salon.com. A decade after her father, an American rabbi visiting Jerusalem, was shot and almost killed, Blumenfeld... (read more)

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Bin Laden, Islam, and America's New "War on Terrorism" (Seven Stories' Open Media Book)
Bin Laden, Islam, and America's New "War on Terrorism" (Seven Stories' Open Media Book)
by As'ad AbuKhalil
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Lebanese scholar As'ad AbuKhalil examines the roots of the September 11 crisis, the causes for antipathy toward the United States, and the historical relations between the U.S. and the Islamic world. AbuKhalil also reviews the background of U.S... (read more)

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The End of Iraq: How American Incompetence Created a War Without End
The End of Iraq: How American Incompetence Created a War Without End
by Peter W Galbraith
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The End of Iraq -- definitive, tough-minded, clear-eyed, describes America's failed strategy toward that country.... (read more)

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No End in Sight: Iraq's Descent Into Chaos
No End in Sight: Iraq's Descent Into Chaos
by Charles Ferguson
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The first book of its kind to chronicle the reasons behind Iraq's descent into guerilla war, warlord rule, criminality, and anarchy, No End In Sight is a shocking story of wholesale incompetence, recklessness, and venality. Culled from over 200 hours of... (read more)

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The Anatomy of Israel's Survival
The Anatomy of Israel's Survival
by Hirsh Goodman
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The question “Can Israel survive?” has echoed loud for Israelis—and Jews, their supporters and adversaries worldwide—since the Holocaust. The recent upheavals in Egypt, Tunisia and beyond have raised it anew. Israeli journalist and... (read more)

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Gertrude Bell: Queen of the Desert, Shaper of Nations
Gertrude Bell: Queen of the Desert, Shaper of Nations
by Georgina Howell
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A marvelous tale of an adventurous life of great historical import She has been called the female Lawrence of Arabia, which, while not inaccurate, fails to give Gertrude Bell her due. She was at one time the most powerful woman in the British Empire:... (read more)

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The Prince: The Secret Story of the World's Most Intriguing Royal, Prince Bandar Bin Sultan
The Prince: The Secret Story of the World's Most Intriguing Royal, Prince Bandar Bin Sultan
by William Simpson
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For the last two and a half decades—through war, oil crises, and global terrorism—the United States and Saudi Arabia have had a very special relationship, thanks in no small part to one man: Prince Bandar bin Sultan. The illegitimate... (read more)

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The People Reloaded: The Green Movement and the Struggle for Iran's Future
The People Reloaded: The Green Movement and the Struggle for Iran's Future
by Nader Hashemi
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A definitive collection of essays and documents on the movement behind Iran's mass protests Since June of 2009, the Islamic Republic of Iran has seen the most dramatic political upheaval in its three decades of rule. What began as a series of mass... (read more)

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Paradise Lost Smyrna 1922 the Destruction of Islams City of Tolerance
Paradise Lost Smyrna 1922 the Destruction of Islams City of Tolerance
by Giles Milton
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On Saturday, September 9, 1922, the victorious Turkish cavalry rode into Smyrna. The richest city in the Ottoman Empire, Smyrna's population was primarily Christian, unique in the Islamic world. But to Turkish nationalists, Smyrna was a city of infidels.... (read more)

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The Ayatollahs' Democracy: An Iranian Challenge
The Ayatollahs' Democracy: An Iranian Challenge
by Hooman Majd
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Hailed as one of the year's best foreign policy books, Hooman Majd's latest offers dramatic perspective on a country with global ambitions, an elaborate political culture, and policies with enormous implications for world peace. Drawing on privileged... (read more)

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We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land: A Plan That Will Work
We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land: A Plan That Will Work
by Jimmy Carter
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In this urgent, timely, and passionate book, Nobel Peace Laureate and former President Jimmy Carter argues that the present moment is a unique time for achieving peace in the Middle East--and he offers a bold and comprehensive plan to do just that.... (read more)

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A Diamond in the Desert: Behind the Scenes in Abu Dhabi, the World's Richest City
A Diamond in the Desert: Behind the Scenes in Abu Dhabi, the World's Richest City
by Jo Tatchell
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Tatchell takes us on a tour of the city with an outlook thats part native, part critic, part wide-eyed traveler. The result is a truly original collage of perspectives and images, from a regal expatriate whose husband was one of the first Brits to settle... (read more)

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The Harem: Inside the Grand Seraglio of the Turkish Sultans
The Harem: Inside the Grand Seraglio of the Turkish Sultans
by N M Penzer
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Built between 1459–65, Constantinople’s Tokapi Palace remained among the world’s most mysterious and unapproachable retreats for more than five centuries. This glimpse into the Grand Seraglio offers vivid portraits of the palace’s... (read more)

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The Unmaking of Israel
The Unmaking of Israel
by Gershom Gorenberg
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Prominent Israeli journalist GershomGorenberg offers a penetrating and provocativelook at how the balance of power in Israel has shifted toward extremism,threatening the prospects for peace and democracy as the Israeli-Palestinianconflict intensifies... (read more)

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The Struggle for Iran
The Struggle for Iran
by Christ De Bellaigue
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When Christopher de Bellaigue first visited Iran in 1999, he found it irresistably alive: under the leadership of President Mohammad Khatami, Islamic revolutionary rule was loosening and the prospects for democratic pluralism seemed bright. But over the... (read more)

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The Unmaking of the Middle East: A History of Western Disorder in Arab Lands
The Unmaking of the Middle East: A History of Western Disorder in Arab Lands
by Jeremy Salt
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"Devastating in its portrayal of the depths to which the West (France, Britain, and the US especially) sank in conquering the Middle East. Starting off with Huntington's quote about 'Islam's bloody borders,' Salt argues that it was the West that made... (read more)

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